Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)

Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives in Hollywood on shore leave with his buddies, Pop enlists the aid of the studio's ... See full summary »

Director:

George Marshall

Writers:

Melvin Frank (sketches), George S. Kaufman (sketches),

Stars:

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Fred MacMurray

Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bing Crosby	...	Bing Crosby - 'Old Glory' Number
Bob Hope	...	Bob Hope - Master of Ceremonies
Fred MacMurray	...	Frank in Card-Playing Skit
Franchot Tone	...	John in Card-Playing Skit
Ray Milland	...	Joe in Card-Playing Skit
Victor Moore	...	William 'Bronco Billy' Webster
Dorothy Lamour	...	Dorothy Lamour- 'Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang' Number
Paulette Goddard	...	Paulette Goddard- 'Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang' Number
Vera Zorina	...	Vera Zorina- 'That Old Black Magic' Number
Mary Martin	...	Mary Martin- 'Hit the Road to Dreamland' Number
Dick Powell	...	Dick Powell-' Hit the Road to Dreamland' Number
Betty Hutton	...	Polly Judson
Eddie Bracken	...	Johnny Webster
Veronica Lake	...	Veronica Lake- 'Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang' Number
Alan Ladd	...	Alan Ladd- Scarface Skit

Storyline

Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives in Hollywood on shore leave with his buddies, Pop enlists the aid of the studio's dizzy switchboard operator in pulling off the charade. Things get more complicated when Pop agrees to put together a show for the Navy starring Paramount's top contract players.

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Plot Keywords:

hollywood | guard | navy | upskirt | waiter | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 1942 (USA)

Also Known As:

Au pays du rythme

Filming Locations:

Naval Training Center, San Diego, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"B.G. DeSoto" and "Y. Frank Freemont" were caricatures of actual Paramount executives Buddy G. DeSylva and Y. Frank Freeman. Additionally, "Freemont" is shown in one scene drinking a Coca-Cola, the preferred beverage of true-blue Southerners like Freeman.

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Goofs

During the jeep ride, one of the sailors is thrown out when the vehicle hits a bump and jumps onto a dirt road. The sailor is then shown back in the jeep in the next shot.

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Quotes

[In front of Old Glory and a plaster Mt. Rushmore]
Bing Crosby: [singing] Germans, Italians, and Japs / Can't kick us off our Rand-McNally maps.

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Connections

References Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

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Soundtracks

"On the Swing Shift"
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Sung and Danced by Marjorie Reynolds, Betty Jane Rhodes and Dona Drake

User Reviews

A Must for Old Movie Buffs

Anyone who considers himself an old movie buff must see this film. It is a time capsule of Paramount in 1942. All the studio's great stars, including Susan Hayworth, Fred MacMurray, Bob Hope. and others participate in this film. Unfortunately, some of the big stars of that time are no longer known today and the surprise of seeing them do certain numbers no longer amaze contemporary audiences as would have happened in 1942. There are some priceless vaudeville skits (such as Betty Hutton trying to get over a studio wall) that are real classics. The ending of the movie is a grand patriotic number sung by Bing Crosby as he asks Americans what this country means to them. It is too bad that today's movies don't do a little reminder like that about the glories of our country.